Is the Generic Fashion Sneaker with Light-Up Sole (no-name brand) worth buying?

The lights will enchant your child and haunt you — save everyone the trouble and skip these entirely. If I had to send you out the door with just one piece of advice, it’s this: buy one good pair instead of two cheap pairs. I know it feels like the frugal move to grab the $18 sneakers and see how they do — I have made that mistake twice now and both times I was back shopping within eight weeks. The New Balance 574 or the Nike Revolution 7 will genuinely take you from September to June without drama. And drama-free mornings, my friends, are priceless. Rosie has since informed me that next year she wants ’the ones with the chunky soles that everybody has’ so I’ll be doing this whole thing again in twelve months. I’ll report back. In the meantime, I’d love to know what’s actually working in your house — drop a comment below with the sneaker your kid refuses to take off, or the one that fell apart embarrassingly fast. We’re all in this together.

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